Obituary of Teresa D'Amelio

D'Amelio, Teresa (nee Cestaro) age 91 of Paterson at rest in Paterson on November 21, 2016. Beloved wife of Pasquale D'Amelio of Paterson. Loving mother of Agnes Mariella-Zimmer and her husband Greg of North Haledon, Domenica Cosentino and her husband Mario of Wayne, Maria Ciaramella of Franklin Lakes, Michele Sherman and her husband Mark of Denville, and Patricia Stackhouse and her husband John of Wayne. Loving grandmother of Marcello Cosentino, Martino Mariella, Pasquale Mariella, Jonathan Stackhouse, Michael Stackhouse, Maria Ciaramella Suppa, Teresa Cosentino Messina, Jacqueline Ciaramella Kaufmann, Christina Ciaramella Korcak and Angela Mariella. Dear great grandmother of Domenico Mariella, Giuliana Mariella, Ava Maria Kaufmann, Gianna Mariella, Julia Suppa, Domenico Mariella, Kenneth William Kaufman III, Marco Cosentino and Jacklyn Michele Suppa. She is preceded in death by her brothers, Michele Cestaro & Felice Cestaro and her sisters, Maria Mugnolo & Palma Curci. Born in Sala Consilina, Salerno, Italy, she came to the United States on February 14, 1966 and resided in Paterson ever since. She was a seamstress for the ILGWU, Paterson and was a parishioner of St. Mary's R.C. Church, Paterson. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Blvd, Totowa, on Wednesday at 9:15 AM. Funeral Mass to follow at St. Mary's R.C. Church, Paterson at 10:00 AM. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa. Friends may visit Tuesday 4:00 - 8:00 PM. For more information, go to www.festamemorial.com.